Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

June 25, 2012 Buyer Advice, Loans, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, SF Urban Planning, Something Special, South Beach - SOMA

Buy in SF for Five Percent Down with No PMI or MIP

Program Allows More To Buy in Emerging Areas Are you hamstrung by PMI (private mortgage insurance) or MIP (mortgage insurance premium) because…

June 25, 2012 Advice, Buyer Advice, Home Buying, Mortgages

What are Those Underwriters Doing?

Freddie/Fannie/FHA Lending Guidelines So most escrows are being held up thus delaying closings. Why? Underwriting since the housing crisis has swung the…

June 24, 2012 Advice, Buyer Advice, Home Buying, Mortgages, San Francisco Real Estate, Sellers advice

Refis on underwater jumbo loans nearly impossible – SFGate

One of the reasons why there’s so very little inventory now: Refis on underwater jumbo loans nearly impossible – SFGate.

June 21, 2012 Advice, Buy Now, Castro District, Duboce Triangle, Good Value, Great Opportunity, Great Renovation, hi end, Hot Property, luxury real estate, Major Renovation, notable homes for sale, Noted Design, Open House, Something Special, Unqiue Properties for Sale

Visit Me Tonight at this 2 bedroom 2.5 bathroom chic Townhome located at 471 Duboce Ave., Duboce Triangle, San Francisco, California, Listed by Vanguard Properties.

Twlighlight Open House: 2 bedroom 2.5 bathroom Tenant-in-common located at 471 Duboce Ave., Duboce Triangle, San Francisco, California is hosted by Kevin…

June 19, 2012 Great Opportunity, Great Renovation, hi end, luxury real estate, Major Renovation, Multi-level home, Noted Design, Unqiue Properties for Sale, Views

Atop Buena Vista Terrace: startup veteran sells his 7000 sq ft pad for a cool $7M

Feast your eyes on this double-wide lot home that was built a few years ago. Modern, steel-framed constriction on a spectacular lot…

June 19, 2012 Alamo Square, Buyer Advice, investment potential, Major Renovation, Project Home, San Francisco Real Estate, Single Family Residence

Single-family home circa 1884 in NoPa– prime for a renovation

Tour Notes: 1912 Golden Gate – single-family home, Victorian house from 1884. Definite fixer. Same family had the house for seventy years….

June 10, 2012 Dogpatch, First Time Buyers, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF News

Woof Woof. Dogpatch on the rise.

See what the San Francisco Examiner has been saying about the area’s new development.

June 4, 2012 Advice, Buy Now, Good Value, Great Opportunity, Home Buying, investment potential, Mortgages, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, Undiscovered or Overlooked

Facebook effect on SF housing market – May. 17, 2012

You can argue against these absurdly high valuations all you want but thousands of liquid millionaires are being created before and after…

June 4, 2012 Advice, Home Buying, investment potential, Loans, Real Estate Industry, Sellers advice, SF News

Putting the “Short” back in ‘Short Sale’

New Rules to reduce the murkiness of the ‘short’ sale. Starting this month, that waiting game will have some new rules —…

June 2, 2012 Alamo Square, SF News, SF Urban Planning

Alamo Square Developer Still Trying To Make Painted Gentlemen A Thing: SFist

Painted Gentleman, eh? What would Uncle Jesse say? Wait, it turns out he lived a couple of blocks over…. Read More at SFist: Alamo…

May 22, 2012 SF News, Something Special, South Beach - SOMA, Transitional Neighborhood

Good News for South Beach: Warriors to build new arena, move back to S.F.

SF Gate: Warriors to build new arena, move back to S.F..

May 20, 2012 San Francisco Real Estate

What Are My Clients Seeing?

Here’s the latest set of handouts you’ll get when you see me at an open house. Now with more data and more…